Every year for the past two years, my hubby has taught a class in Shell Beach on the Central Coast (oops...he just informed me that he would prefer the hubman...or the hubster...or the hubinator...I'm going to have to think on that one for awhile). Last year we made a mini vacation out of it, but this year we only stayed one night...I've come to love the area up there. Unfortunately, this year it was cold and rainy...I decided to brave it anyway and managed to miss the worst of it...by the time we got there, the rain had slowed to an occasional drizzle and the clouds were marvelous. I started out heading for Morro Bay and beyond...but managed to miss the turn off to Morro Bay and ended up on my way up the inland area towards Paso Robles. I decided to take the James Dean highway (46) from Paso to the coast in pursuit of clouds...
This tree was covered with lichen...
Someone's livin' the dream...on a vineyard in the Coastal Range!!!
(Kind of reminds me of *The Wizard of Oz*....don't cha think?)
Ohhhhh I found the clouds!!!
After chasing clouds while driving the 46 toward the coast, I then chased the remaining light on the beach at Cayucos...
Surfers braved the cold and turbulent water for some great surfing...
Ok...a little camera shake...but y'know...I kind of like it!!!
Loved the feeling of isolation in this one of Morro rock...
But then there's this one...
Which one do you all prefer???
who's living in my house?
ReplyDeleteGosh, I love this area, Paso, stretching up through Cambria and into Big Sur. Thanks for taking the photos.
(Hubman sounds better to me. And I like both the photos, but maybe #2 the most.)
Morro Rock, being up close to it, is kind of freaky to me. I like that it's part of the nine sisters - volcanic peaks in a 12-mile line beginning at Morro Rock. Nice photos, Chieftess.
ReplyDeleteI love the Wizard of Oz picture!!! The front page sunset is spectacular. What a beautiful area. Just got back from New York so I appreciate our beautiful blue sky and clouds you can see from all around, not just looking straight up. Nice going, Kathy!!
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the eye. beautiful shots chieftess
I really like these, and I like the shake in the pic of the little boy too.
ReplyDeleteThanks all!!! And welcome!!!
ReplyDeleteThe "Hubman" and I had different opinions of several of the pics, including the Morro rock!!! I leaned toward the bottom one and he leaned toward the top one!!! He also informed me (after the fact) that the actual James Dean Highway is the part of 46 that goes from Paso to the Central Valley...LOL!!!
Mr. E...I never realized that Morro Rock is a volcanic peak!!! I'll have to get a longer lens for future pics!!!
Gorgeous. I love the beach so much!
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I love that man who takes you on his trips as his photographer. These are all wunderful pics including the one you took during an earthquake.
ReplyDelete(KB, actually that house looks like a dogs house. Not for the servants.)
I love this area and your pictures are spectacular. As for the final two... I think i might prefer the first one but they're both stunners.
ReplyDeleteI love the camera shake one, too! But I like blur.
You're right, that house does remind me of Wizard of Oz!
ReplyDeleteI'm liking that you get to load up your blog with photos to your heart's content. They are all so great, I love the little journey with you and your family. :)
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I love your under-the-pier photo. Fantastic. And as for camera shake... my philosophy is, make it part of the story of the photo!
ReplyDeleteHave you noticed that most of the comments here begin with "I love"? Think what you elicited from people!
ReplyDeleteI love this area, too, yet I don't think I've ever seen it on a cloudy day. What wonderful photos, full of energy.
V: Thanks...I love the beach too!!! And I figure if I only post about once a week, I can put up all the photos I want!!! I don't know how all you daily posters keep up with your posting!!!
ReplyDeleteLA: Thanks!!! High praise coming from the high priestess of daily photo blogs!!!
Klik: Thanks!!! I'm really drawn to piers like this one...and love to do the more unusual shots
P: Thanks mucho Ms P!!! High praise again from another priestess of daily photo bloggers!!!
Thanks for backing me up about Wayne's header. You're the best! HA
ReplyDeleteOh and how do we do it every day? WINE!
ReplyDeleteOooooh...I'm supposed to drink more wine!!!! I can do that!!!
ReplyDeleteYour dedication to cloud chasing is appreciated! And the shot of Morro Rock is just beautiful.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much Linda!!! I'm humbled...you have such great pics on your blog!!! Check out Linda's blog about Scotland...
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